Just down route 30 south from the Lake Clear Lodge are
amultitude of paddling adventures. If you
don’t have your own canoe or kayak and are staying at The Lodge, we can help
you rent a boat for your paddling fun.
You can choose between exploring one large lake or many
small ponds all over the course of an
afternoon.
Today I’d like to focus on the latter.
Traveling from pond to pond via a carry allows you to
experience more than one pond and many views.
Just before the Fish Creek campground at Follensby pond are two access
points. Between these two access points
lies Spyder Creek which leads to the Upper Saranac Lake. Which ever way you choose to access Follensby
will not affect the trip because you will end up where you started.
Follensby is the largest of the ponds we’ll be traveling
today.
You will be passing many islands and campsites. Traveling the length of Follensby will bring
us to the longest carry of the trip at Polliwog Pond. Following the south shore will bring us to
the second carry over to Little Polliwog Pond.
A short paddle brings us to the carry for Horseshoe Pond. Paddling along the rounded part of the
horseshoe will bring you back around to Follensby Pond and a short paddle home
or on through Spyder Creek to Fish Creek and on to the Upper Saranac Lake.
Be sure to have a map and note paper – and a camera of
course. It’s fun to follow the map, write down where and what you have seen –
wildlife and fauna etc, and to have picture proof that you saw it!
